An African Union helicopter crashed Wednesday at the airport in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with eight people onboard, state media said.
The aircraft was part of the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), tasked with fighting the Al-Shabaab militant group.
The state media agency Sonna said the AUSSOM helicopter, carrying eight people, "crashed during landing at Mogadishu's Aden Adde Airport this morning after departing Balidoogle". "The fire has been contained, and authorities are assessing the situation," it said in a post on X.
Sonna quoted the country's civil aviation authorities as saying that "flight operations remain normal".
